1.1. Which of the following is NOT true of medical control?
A) It is determined by the dispatcher.
B) It may be written or "standing orders."
C) It may require online radio or phone consultation.
D) It describes the care authorized by the medical director: A) It
is determined by the dispatcher.
2.2. The major goal of quality improvement is to ensure that:
A) quarterly audits of the EMS system are performed.
B) EMTs have received BLS/CPR training.
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,C) the public receives the highest standard of care.
D) the proper information is received in the billing
department.: C) the public receives the highest standard of care.
3.3. Federal legislation concerning patient confidentiality is
known as:
A) HIPAA. B) NAACS. C) EMTALA.
D) FLCPC.: A) HIPAA
4.4. After stocking the ambulance this morning, you and your
partner go out for breakfast. While entering the restaurant, you
see an older gentleman clutch his chest and collapse to the
floor. When you get to him, he has no pulse and is not
breathing. To treat this patient, you will follow:
A) off-line medical control.
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,C) protocols.
B) online medical control.
D) All of these answers are correct.: D) All of these answers are
correct.
5.5. After stocking the ambulance this morning, you and your
partner go out for breakfast. While entering the restaurant, you
see an older gentleman clutch his chest and collapse to the
floor. When you get to him, he has no pulse and is not
breathing. What level of training would allow you to perform an
electrocardiogram and advanced life support on this patient?
A) EMR B) EMT C) AEMT D) Paramedic: D) Paramedic
6.6. is a circular system of continuous internal
and external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS
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, system: Continuous quality iim- provement
7.7. One of the most dramatic recent developments in
prehospital emergency care is the use of a(n) defibrillator:
automated external
8.8. The primary area is the main area in which an EMS
agency operates.: service
9.9. A 9-1-1 dispatch center is called a public safety , or PSAP:
ac- cess point
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